🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England Unappreciation Thread

Tu13alcane · Wed. 12:48am

arturo7
So, beans on toast?

You just open up a can of beans, apply heat, then dump it on a piece of toast?

Interesting...

Is there a preferred type of beans or toast?

In Uk its Heinz Baked Beans ( Other brands are available)

MRC · Wed. 1:07am

Beans?

Davidt · Wed. 12:39pm

When I do eat beans on toast it’s usually triangle cut toast around the edge of the plate, creating a hexagon space in the middle where I dump a load of Heinz baked beans, with a nice grating of cheddar and some Hendersons relish.

Generally I’m more of a scrambled/poached eggs on toast kinda fellow though.

AHW · Wed. 12:50pm

The most stressful part of moving away from England was locating the best alternative beans producer (Heinz is extremely expensive here and Branston is not sold). Thankfully they do sell cheddar though or I would probably have had to leave.

AHW · Wed. 12:51pm

Archer
Here we prefer Clark beans, founded in Montreal and Quebec owned today…

My favourite is the standard beans in tomato sauce. I don’t put then on my toast (no soggy toast for me thanks) but I eat them with toast certainly.

These are very interesting as a beans connoisseur. Is the maple version still tomato based or is an entirely different sauce?

Archer · Wed. 12:56pm

AHW
These are very interesting as a beans connoisseur. Is the maple version still tomato based or is an entirely different sauce?

No tomato - it's a maple/water based sauce.

AHW · Wed. 1:07pm

Archer
No tomato - it's a maple/water based sauce.

Interesting. I just read some recipes for this and I am going to have to try making it!

Charlemagne1333 · Wed. 1:43pm

AHW
The most stressful part of moving away from England was locating the best alternative beans producer (Heinz is extremely expensive here and Branston is not sold). Thankfully they do sell cheddar though or I would probably have had to leave.

Branston’s are the best, IMO. HP were good before they were acquired by Kraft Heinz.

tikkathree · Wed. 1:43pm

Peemacgee
A proper steak and kidney pudding (with a steamed suet crust) is a thing of beauty

Agreed. But in my recent (2026) experience is less and less available from fish & chip shops in the south of England.

AG77
While studying in England I really did take to beans over toast. As a broke college student that hit the spot.

Had a friend from Cornwall who introduced me to a proper pasty. Delish.

That's beans on toast. Honestly I've never heard them described as beans over toast.

AG77 · Wed. 3:19pm

tikkathree
Agreed. But in my recent (2026) experience is less and less available from fish & chip shops in the south of England.

That's beans on toast. Honestly I've never heard them described as beans over toast.

F off. Ever heard that?

Vercingetorix · Thurs. 6:29am

It seems the conversation has reached the peak of British Haute Cuisine. Canned beans and toast.

Charlemagne1333 · Thurs. 6:54am

It’s only haute cuisine if it has cheese on top…

Archer · Thurs. 8:39am

Charlemagne1333
It’s only haute cuisine if it has cheese on top…

Cheese on top of beans with toast is not something I had ever considered...might have to try. I assume a sharp cheddar would be most approriate/traditional?

AHW · Thurs. 9:14am

Archer
Cheese on top of beans with toast is not something I had ever considered...might have to try. I assume a sharp cheddar would be most approriate/traditional?

I would argue the order should be toast, sliced (not grated) cheddar, and then the beans on top. That way the cheddar is just nicely softened and the bread doesn’t go as soggy.

But if you are having a roast potato with beans then it is better to have the cheddar on top.

Archer · Thurs. 9:38am

AHW
But if you are having a roast potato with beans

Vercingetorix · Thurs. 9:44am

One thing I’ve only tried once, here in the states is Beef Wellington. Wasn’t super impressed and this was at Ramsay’s Kitchen at the Silver Legacy in Reno. Taking a canal boat tour next year so maybe I’ll try it in England.

ghce · Thurs. 9:49am

Vercingetorix
It seems the conversation has reached the peak of British Haute Cuisine. Canned beans and toast.

Of course it has to be origin sourced raw ingredients to be truly Haute Cuisine, the dish distilled to it's finest form to get the most from the complex yet highly refined flavours that the best of British Empire came too in it's neo- culinary journey!

Charlemagne1333 · Thurs. 10:03am

Archer
Cheese on top of beans with toast is not something I had ever considered...might have to try. I assume a sharp cheddar would be most approriate/traditional?

I think most would consider grated cheddar to be the norm, but I prefer a milder, creamier red leicester. Might even have a squirt of tomato sauce (ketchup) on top, for that extra fine-dining experience 😉

ghce · Thurs. 10:09am

What came first the chicken or the egg especially with bangers and mash, was the dish related to or a dumbed down version of continental cooking styles such as Rook worst and mashed potato mixed in with finely sliced sauerkraut at it's basics, I am sure variants included black pepper corns and other condiments to delight th Dutch and German taste buds with many Haute Cuisine traditions embellishing the dish,..........then there is bangers and mash 😂

Felix_La_PuBelle · Thurs. 10:09am

Vercingetorix
this was at Ramsay’s Kitchen at the Silver Legacy in Reno

This might have been the issue. I've had good beef wellington, but wouldn't expect it here. Come for Christmas at my mother's house and give it another go.